What do you hope for in your life with God?
Do you desire to love well in these tense and uncertain times?
Do you hear an invitation to explore deeper terrain with God and others?
What if God has planted seeds of his life right into the fabric of who you are, and is inviting you to nurture and watch them grow into an abundant harvest?
Join with a like-minded group of men and women for nine months as we identify and tend these seeds with God and each other.
You will use your mind, your physical senses and your emotions to notice and respond to the nine facets of love described in Galatians 5:22:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
What to expect
This self-guided retreat series will be based on the nine fruit of the Spirit described by Paul in Galatians 5. Each fruit will be explored in turn over nine months. The primary intent of this experience is not mastery of content, but to slow down to notice the goodness, truth and beauty of God with you in the midst of daily life.
You can go through this on your own, though I would encourage you to find a group of people to sign up and go through together.
This would be a great opportunity for your house group, large group Bible study, or a group of friends who are seeking to know each other more fully.
At the start of each month (skipping December), one "fruit" of the Spirit will be unlocked, and you will receive:
- Six written or spoken reflections from Scripture on the topic
- A brief daily "2 minute challenge" to help you build habits of paying attention to God
- Visual art and a musical playlist to aid in your reflection
- Physical practices to help you pray and bless your neighbour
- A guide to help you reflect on what has stood out to you during the month
Cost is £95, including all of the above, plus a monthly live session on Zoom from Sept-June (skipping December) to connect with others who are going through the material.
Dates:
August 29 (Introduction)
September 26
October 24
November 28
* Skip December *
January 23
February 20
March 27
April 24
May 29
June 26
Alternatively, you can sign up for the content-only license for £45. This does not include the live sessions on Zoom.
About 30 minutes on your own twice a week will give ample time to begin to hear and respond to what God has for you in these sessions.
Contact me if you have more than 6 people to create a customised plan for your group ([email protected]).
* If money is an issue, please email me to work out either a payment plan or a discount.
30-day refund guarantee if you change your mind.
What Others Have Experienced
If you are looking for a new spiritual rhythm to help keep you grounded and growing together in community in the midst of your chaos, transition, or questions, participating in the nine month Living Seeds Project was truly a life-giving journey for myself as I paused to marvel at the many ways God was meeting me and others in our daily lives and enjoyed tasting his fruit together.
Joann Richardson, Indiana, USA
The pace of the project was good. It allowed and built upon a growing deeper connection with God. It was thought provoking but reassuring.
Edward Christie, Dunfermline, Scotland
I thoroughly enjoyed the Living Seeds Project. I loved how it incorporated music, art and extra reading resources to further enhance the experience. I liked that I could pace myself through the month. The weekly devotions were often 'spot on', and so helpful in turning my eyes to the Lord and what He might be saying to me at that time. I had a feeling of expectancy each time I opened the next one as I knew I would meet the Lord in a fresh way.
Terri Grady, Colorado, USA
About Jenny Walley:
I love to create space for people to encounter God in their daily experience of life.
For eighteen years I have had the privilege of offering guided retreats, discernment processes, one-to-one and group spiritual direction in order to help people notice and respond to the movement of God in and around them.
I received my masters in spiritual formation and soul care from Talbot School of Theology in Southern California, and now reside in the beautiful west of Scotland with my husband and three children.
I believe that if we can bring our questions to God and each other with openness and curiosity, we will find that he has much more to say to us than we might have originally imagined.
Preview Curriculum
Below is the first two months in the table of contents. If you click on the ones marked "preview" you can see what a particular session looks like, and get a sneak peek at the rest of the titles.